Gatchalian hails Marcos admin’s push for quality teacher education

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has lauded the Marcos administration’s commitment to provide quality teacher education and training as part of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028.

Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, refers to the full implementation of the Excellence in Teacher Education Act or Republic Act (RA) No. 11713, which was signed into law last year, and was highlighted in PDP 2023-2028.

The law revamps the Teacher Education Council (TEC) by strengthening the coordination between the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Professional Regu